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TIL any member of the French Foreign Legion wounded while defending France can immediately apply for French citizenship as he is “French by spilled blood”

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ryX0 TIL The US spent $60 billion rebuilding Iraq after the 2003 war. There is virtually nothing to show for the money. Most of the money seems to have been stolen by US defense contractors, and there’s virtually nothing in Iraq to show for the rebuilding effort.
rRleo TIL More than half of bus shelters in Dubai are air-conditioned.
X0oKE TIL about a cheeky species of New Zealand parrot that required their own special playground be made to keep them from messing with traffic
Oy46 TIL Dr. Seuss once wrote a satire against the antisemitism that happened in Germany. It is still read by many children obliviously to this day.
nWvk9 TIL that butterflies have 4 wings not 2 (found out on an episode of Benidorm during a pub quiz)